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Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025

Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025

by Michael Shapiro | May 1, 2025 | Blog, Books, Interviews, Stories

We all feel it, whether we’re 30 or 60 or 90: Time feels like it’s speeding up each year. As the Grateful Dead sing in “The Music Never Stopped” … “Lord the band kept us so busy. We forgot about the time.” Yes, time flies when...
Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024

Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Aug 1, 2024 | Environment, Interviews, Sports, Stories, Travel

I met Kirk Keeler in the mid-90s through friends and though we’ve only seen one another occasionally over the years I’ve been impressed by his spirit and commitment to his goals. He’s a dedicated cyclist (we share that) and a talented...
Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 14, 2024 | Interviews, Music, Stories

Most stories about Lukas Nelson start with referencing his popular pop, Willie. So when I interviewed Lukas in advance of his Santa Rosa appearance in early 2024, I made a point to ask a series of questions about his own work, then later in the interview I asked a...
Old Crow Medicine Show’s catalog goes deeper than ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Press Democrat, July 8, 2022

Old Crow Medicine Show’s catalog goes deeper than ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Press Democrat, July 8, 2022

by Michael Shapiro | May 7, 2022 | Blog, Interviews, Music, Stories

Most editors don’t mind if you write a bit longer than assigned. I was asked to write 900 to 1,000 words about Old Crow Medicine Show for The Press Democrat, so it would have been fine, for example, to submit 1,100 words. Yet my interview with bandleader Ketch...
Fran Lebowitz doesn’t care what you think, Press Democrat, Feb. 10, 2022

Fran Lebowitz doesn’t care what you think, Press Democrat, Feb. 10, 2022

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog, Interviews, Stories

As I prepared to interview Fran Lebowitz, my friend and colleague Tim Cahill told me that she’d appeared on the cover of Outside magazine. This surprised me so I did a bit of digging and ended up writing this sidebar to accompany my story — click here for...
Press Democrat, Feb. 3, 2022, Actor Peter Coyote explores Zen wisdom and self-criticism in new book

Press Democrat, Feb. 3, 2022, Actor Peter Coyote explores Zen wisdom and self-criticism in new book

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 1, 2022 | Books, Interviews, Stories

I may not have chosen a lucrative career but there’s no one better than Peter Coyote to help me see that there are far more valuable riches than money. Bottom line: I didn’t earn much for this story but got to spend nearly three hours with Peter at his...
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Michael Shapiro

Recent Posts

  • A conversation with Bridget Crocker, author of the new book, The River’s Daughter
  • A conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author of the new book, Art Above Everything
  • Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025
  • Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024
  • Journey Toward Everest: Trekking with the son of Tenzing Norgay to Everest Base Camp, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2024
  • Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024
  • River Rights Gone Wrong, California water resources a source of conflict, Sierra magazine, Spring 2023

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